LEVERAGE Review: The Nigerian Job & The Homecoming Job
I had the opportunity to watch the first two episodes of the new TNT series LEVERAGE. Let me start by saying this is a must-see new show.
The series follows a team of thieves, hackers and grifters, who act as modern-day Robin Hoods, taking revenge against those who use power and wealth to victimize others. It stars Timothy Hutton as Nate Ford, Christian Kane as Eliot Spencer, Aldis Hodge as Alec Hardison, Gina Bellman as Sophie Devereaux and Beth Riesgraf as Parker.
Here is what I have to say about the first two Leverage episodes:
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LEVERAGE - The Nigerian Job
As season premieres go, this is a definite great start. Everything worked. The smart story, the witty characters and the hilarious dialogue were brilliantly put together in a perfect blend. Leverage is the A-Team meets Mission Impossible and it works really well.
The biggest thing I took away from the “The Nigerian Job” is how incredibly funny Leverage is, especially Parker (Beth Riesgraf) who really steals every scene she is in. One particular line stuck out to me, and once you see it you’ll understand why: “Is she injured? In the head?” (I literally had to rewind and watch it again it was so funny).
Which brings me to Gina Bellman who potrays Sophie Devereaux. In the episode she has a brilliant scene where she is in a play, but let’s just say that Sophie is not as talented as Gina is in real life. One of the best moments.
The con in itself is freaking brilliant and is extremely believable but for me, it just served as a backdrop to what was actually happening, the beginning of a team.
Another thing that I absolutely loved were the fighting scenes of Eliot. He has some of the best fights I have seen on TV so far. The guy can kick some ass that’s for sure.
Also I really appreciate that the writers actually created a situation at the end of this episode that makes the existence of this team absolutely believable. It is always nice to have a good reason to believe in something.
Synopsis: A desperate aerospace CEO hires Nate Ford – an insurance investigator who once specialized in recovering stolen goods worth millions – to lead a team of expert thieves to recover stolen airplane designs from a rival company. But after Nate’s team recovers the designs and turns them over to the CEO, they realize the property never belonged to him in the first place. Now, the crew must come up with a new plan to return the designs to their rightful owner and wrangle the money the CEO had promised them as payment.
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Leverage Episode 2 “The Homecoming Job” - Tuesday, December 9, at 10pm.
LEVERAGE - The Homecoming Job
The second episode is not as strong as the series premiere, but it does a good job of engaging us into the con and of course of bringing the funny in all the right places. What is also interesting to watch is how the team’s chemistry is evolving.
Once again, Parker steals this one with her funny remarks but I have to say that Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge) has crazy comedic timing which makes this even better.
Eliot keeps us entertained with some more fighting.
And if you ever wanted to stick it up to the man, well then you will definitely appreciate this episode.
Synopsis: Leverage Consulting & Associates opens for business as the crew takes on the case of a reservist who’s been wounded in Iraq by private military contractors. In order to get the veteran the medical rehabilitation he needs but cannot afford, the team goes after the security firm to break their cover-up and expose the truth about the incident.
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